The Catholic Bishops Conference is set to meet President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to discuss the motive behind his directive to Parliament to desist from transmitting the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill for his assent.
The Secretary-General of the Conference, Reverend Father Clement Kwasi Adjei who disclosed this on JoyFM’s top story on Friday expressed the displeasure of the Bishops at the prevailing development.
The Office of the President In a letter addressed to Parliament on Monday, March 18, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, officially warned Parliament to refrain from transmitting the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, commonly referred to as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, to President Akufo-Addo for his assent in light of two applications for an order of interlocutory injunction currently before the Supreme Court.
According to Reverend Father Adjei, although the Conference is displeased with the President’s directive, it intends to schedule a meeting to understand what influenced the decision.
“The conference is not happy. They even intend to approach the President to understand him. We can’t also sit down and just listen to whatever the radio and others are saying.
“You need to go to the person and have a discussion with him because all these things need understanding and consensus and trying to make sure that the country moves forward because the country is neither for NDC nor NPP. It is for all of us.”
The President, he said, should have allowed the bill to be transmitted and then decided whether or not he would assent to it.
According to him, should the President have decided not to assent, he must provide reasons for the decision, but issuing a letter through his secretary to stop the transmission altogether is wrong.
Myjoyonline.com
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